From the Mindanao Examiner (Sep 27): Young Filipinos finish 4-day army summit
Some 187 young leaders from 14 villages of Davao Oriental’s Banaybanay have
joined the four-day Youth Leadership Summit organized by the Philippine Army in
an effort to win peace in the southern province.... The YLS is a character-based leadership for the youth that aims to inculcate the
virtues of patriotism, awareness against drug addiction, threat situation and
deeper environmental concerns....
Photos of Youth Leadership Summit participants released by the Philippine Army 28th Infantry Battalion.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20120927090855
Effort by Philippine Army to engage youth early, instill sense of partiotism, and innoculate them against potential recruitment efforts by local insurgents.
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